critique this protein shake

jomoisfit · 30-May-12, 08:45 PM

Hey, I can get this locally, at a reasonable price, much cheaper than whey protein

Sometimes I mix it with irish moss, ground up flax seeds, and/or yogurt, sometimes I will mix all in 3 servings and have them through the day or after a workout or whenever, or with cereal

Any input appreciated

31-May-12, 06:50 AM

Well it looks ok if its cheaper than normal, but 9g prot in 40g serving at 150 cals, 2 eggs is 12 g prot 150cals and thay are a whole amino acid food, but i dont know the price of stuff in Ja, I use tuna to boost my prot 130g drained can is 30 g prot 120 cals 0 carbs min fats

jomoisfit · 31-May-12, 08:06 PM

Yeah I'm not sure on the eggs, kinda stay away from them, I might cheat once in a while if a cake has eggs in it, lol, I told myself when I reach a certain point ill start to eat eggs

Until then I'm vegan/vegetarian, no meat for me, not even fish

Well I have my hemp protein and I mix thatn 15g, ill buy some whey when I can, in ja its about 8500 that's about 100 us for the cheapest good ones, doubt its even isolate....

I see some 12lb one on sale, ill look into it

01-Jun-12, 11:10 AM

Sorry Jomo i forgot you was veggie, so i guess that shake is good now lol

Klide · 01-Jun-12, 02:31 PM

Jomo, are you vegan or vegetarian?

The latter gives you much more food options... the former is much more strict as far as I can tell?

jomoisfit · 02-Jun-12, 07:59 PM

Well I don't eat any meat at all, no fish or seafood, but will eat and drink dairy but not a lot....

So I guess I'm a vegan that eats dairy

DBZ Status · 18-Jun-12, 01:20 AM

In terms of tuna, the recommendation i heard was two cans a month only because of all the mercury. I knew a guy at my gym who ate 6 cans of tuna a day. he went to the doctor and sure enough he had signs of mercury poisoning. Poor tuna tony. Although extreme, eat one can a day you could definitely catch up to tuna tony.

Eggs will yield much faster results obviously, i strongly urge you make an exception. Eggs have the exact right amino acid profile for growth. Millions of years of development has perfected it. Whey can be tricky, you can only utilize about half of it because its from a cow (bloaty if too much). A heat process used in making it can cut it in half again. So basically you use 1/4 of the whey. They do make "cold filtration" whey...but they will throw it right in your face to make sure you know...its much more expensive.

vrodmuscle · 22-Jun-12, 07:14 AM

Honestly, protein powder is not warranted if you are serious about your nutrition. Too many additives and inconsistency with products content.

Klide · 22-Jun-12, 07:36 AM

Unfortunately Vrod, Jomo is a vegan so his choices are limited. I agree with you though, nothing beats real food. Jomo, since you include dairy in your diet, how about pounding the milk? I know you said you include dairy but not a lot... that said, your options are limited.

vrodmuscle · 22-Jun-12, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Klide

Unfortunately Vrod, Jomo is a vegan so his choices are limited. I agree with you though, nothing beats real food. Jomo, since you include dairy in your diet, how about pounding the milk? I know you said you include dairy but not a lot... that said, your options are limited.

Ah yes. I would agree with increasing dairy as a protein source, or greek yogurt in shakes and or/ hemp seeds.

Here is a smoothie I made, 22 g of protein...Also packed with vitamins from the other ingredients. This is far healthier then that protein shake, however obviously less convenient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfFSHv537q8&feature=plcp

DBZ Status · 22-Jun-12, 09:21 PM

i eat as much real food as I can, but taking protein powder thats broken down in a lab that skips your stomach and is absorbed in your small intestine in 6 min or less is cool with me. However most protein is not this. If its not the highest quality then dont bother.

jomoisfit · 04-Jul-12, 11:17 PM

hey guys. been off for a while. literally. lol

my gf made me french toast. with eggs. LOL. day after i fried two eggs for myself

but i juat dont feel comfy eating them

anyway ive had a change. cant afford the diet to build muscle. so ill be cutting. selling one of my home gyms for an eliptical...

ahh boy. sad i know. wish me luck anywho

i figure i might as well get fit. even if it means skinny. i should be better in bed. hahahaha

Klide · 05-Jul-12, 09:18 AM

Out of curiosity... why don't you feel comfortable eating eggs?

DBZ Status · 05-Jul-12, 12:26 PM

you could get some muscle doing bodyweight exercises, not the end of the world. maybe buy some dumbells eventually